Contribution to diagnostics/prognostics of tuberculosis in children. II. Indicative value of metal ions and biochemical parameters in serum

Autor: Luterotti Svjetlana, Kordić Tončica Vukman, Letoja Ivka Zoričić, Dodig Slavica
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Acta Pharmaceutica, Vol 65, Iss 3, Pp 321-329 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1846-9558
DOI: 10.1515/acph-2015-0027
Popis: Newly introduced methods of assaying simultaneously copper and zinc and zinc alone in serum by flame atomic-absorption spectrometry are simple and economical, especially in saving the consumption of serum material. Along with biochemical parameters, they have been successfully applied to diagnostics/prognostics of tuberculosis in children, through analyses of sera from pediatric patients with lung tuberculosis or suspected tuberculosis, enabling the follow-up of therapeutic efficiency. The prognostic strength of Cu and Cu/Zn ratio together with C-reactive protein, complement components C3 and C4, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate have been documented.
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